Where does “អ័ក្ស” come from?

អ័ក្ស (Khmer) comes from French axe, from Latin axis, from Proto-Italic aksis, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱs-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

អ័ក្ស (Khmer): axis

Definitions

  1. axis

Ancestry of “អ័ក្ស”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchaxeaxis; axle
2LatinaxisAn axletree of wagon, car, chariot; The North...
3Proto-Italicaksis—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱs-axis, axle
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱs- →Every word from Proto-Italic aksis →